A man who plied a girl with cannabis and alcohol before raping her was told by a judge that he had stolen the victim's teenage years and caused her severe psychological harm.

Kevin Gray, 53, raped the 14-year-old when she felt sick and dizzy after drinking vodka, which he had given her at his former home in Brooke, Norwich Crown Court heard.

The girl had to lie down but woke up to find she was being raped by Gray and the court heard when she tried to scream he had pushed her head down to muffle any noise she tried to make.

The court heard that the victim felt scared and terrified about what happened and it was only around a decade later that she finally found the courage to come forward and make a complaint about the abuse she had suffered at the hands of Gray.

Gray, who now lives at Snetterton North End, was jailed 16 years after he was convicted of raping the girl and sexual assault following a trial.